David Bach Wins $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event at World Series of Poker

Published on July 2nd, 2009 2:17 am EST

1. David Bach Wins. To say that the final day of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event was grueling would be an extreme understatement.

After 20 hours, nearly 500 hands and a seven hour heads-up battle, David Bach toppled John Hanson to win the coveted Chip Reese Memorial trophy (plus the $1.276 million dollar first place prize and WSOP bracelet).

The heads-up battle lasted through the night and well into the morning, as Bach and Hanson traded the chip lead a number of times.

Eventually Bach was able to win the war of attrition, but give full credit to both men for navigating through this shark-infested tournament.

David Bach is putting together quite a resume for himself as a professional poker player. He now has 11 WSOP cashes, 5 WSOP final tables, a WSOP bracelet and a WPT final table to his credit.